the ravens will meet peyton manning and the denver broncos next sunday. >>> the waiting is over. tonight in south florida the top ranked fighting irish of notre dame tangle with second ranked alabama for the bcs title. notre dame has a 5-1 all-time record against alabama. these two teams haven't faced each other on the gridiron since 1987. each has nine national titles. kickoff is 8:30 eastern. >> that's pretty late. >> are you watching the game? >> i am. >> you're wearing green today. you're clearly siding with the irish today. >>> there is some other sports news, believe it or not. the lockout, the nhl lockout that put the hockey season on ice could soon be over. they reached a tentative agreement sunday following a marathon bargaining session. the proposed ten-year agreement must go to players and owners. if the players approve it they should be back on the ice to begin a shortened season as early as next week. you know what people always say in hockey, the only thing that matters is the playoffs. if they have the playoffs, that's all that matters. >> people think more than th